HUMAN 1C Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Hookah, Massage, Chador
31 May 2018
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Jessica Mangold
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Dr. Connell
Week 9 Seminar 2
5/31/18
Self-Orientalization: Neshat v. Satrapi
Introduction
- what is self-Orientalization?
- approach to constructing something
- can be influenced by stereotypes
- can mean molding a story based off of preconceived notions of others
- recognition of stereotypes is first step towards deconstructing them
- trying to convey experience of Iran for purpose other than self-Orientalizing
- breaking down stereotypes but at same time are creating different ones
- might go against negative stereotypes + instead create more positive stereotypes
- beautiful conceptions of Iran are also not all there is
- primary sources are trying to convey personal experience + trying to give accurate of
representation of culture for better or for worse
- self-Orientalization can mean internalizing stereotypes about culture + area
- might see something as self-Orientalization because looking through Euro-centric
perspective
- Satrapi more critical view of Euro-centric values (seen in her essay)
- made her film in language that doesn’t necessarily cater to Americans
- could it still be possible to have internalized stereotypes from Western cultures + to
self-Orientalize through that?
- emphasis on the chador during Munis’s suicide -> film links oppressive
religious to her suicide
- makes suicide appear sublime
- way of her getting her freedom -> almost like want viewer to be happy
for her
- makes the suicide appear ethereal + angelic almost
- representation in the book does not allude to that
Women Without Men v. Film & Orientalized Images
- Parsipur 65
- passage describing when Zarrinkolah went to bath house + made masseuse scrub
her aggressively -> almost to point of bleeding
- wants to perform some sort of cleansing/purification ritual
- portrayed as if she inflicts pain on herself -> not account of her complaining
- some kind of self-punishment or reminder of her humanity
- some kind of penance for sin
- very visceral detail
- no mention of her suffering or resisting to the pain
- willingly putting herself through pain in order to cleanse herself
- scene from film of bathhouse (Neshat)
- emphasizes curvature of the body
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Document Summary
Trying to convey experience of iran for purpose other than self-orientalizing. Might go against negative stereotypes + instead create more positive stereotypes. Beautiful conceptions of iran are also not all there is. Satrapi more critical view of euro-centric values (seen in her essay) Made her film in language that doesn"t necessarily cater to americans. Can mean molding a story based off of preconceived notions of others. Recognition of stereotypes is first step towards deconstructing them. Breaking down stereotypes but at same time are creating different ones. Primary sources are trying to convey personal experience + trying to give accurate of representation of culture for better or for worse. Self-orientalization can mean internalizing stereotypes about culture + area. Might see something as self-orientalization because looking through euro-centric perspective. Emphasis on the chador during munis"s suicide -> film links oppressive religious to her suicide. Representation in the book does not allude to that.
